A European Hobby Station Arrives!

 Radio Europa on 6130 was picked up yesterday (July 30) at 0516 with a very clear id. An eclectic music programme was playing at the time. I sent a couple of brief sound recordings and had the pleasure this morning of receiving a verification. The email address was radioeuropa@hotmail.com

India comes calling

 Back in January (3rd to be precise) I logged AIR vioa Bengaluru on 15030 - not a difficult catch. I received a QSL card today, which was dated 14/6/2023. So, for an emailed report, it took them 6 months to process it! Anyway, I am grateful - the verie has arrived.

More SW Veries

 I am not hearing much that is new on MW at present, although I did hear a Peruvian recently. However, on SW I heard a few things. 

Radio Ifrikya FM comes in well at around 2315 on 13590 and 13790. I logged it on June 25 at 2330 UTC and the verification came back via Facebook Messenger on June 27. 

It is also a new country for me. I thought I had verified Algeria years ago, but a check has revealed I haven't, and so it is country no. 115 for me.

The station was heard on The NZ Radio DX League's SDR2 located here in Mangawhai. I had a listenon SDR3 based in Hinahina (ion the deep south) but the signal was poor.

A new Shortwave Verie

 Radio Senda Cristiana in Peru is now broadcasting its own programmes on 4820 kHz. It comes in very well here in New Zealand and I was delighted to get a verification from them via MSN Messenger.

DXpedition to Hinahina

I am currently in Hinahina with our host Steven Greenyer, DX League Patron Sutton Burtenshaw and DX League President Arthur DeMaine. Conditions are not great, but we have heard a bit. What is annoying is that you get glimpses of what can be heard here and that is frustrating. 

Loggings to date are:

Shortwave

3310    0920    BOLIVIA R Mosoj Chaski fair with talk SMF HH 22/4

3320    1840    NTH KOREA PBS Pyongyang Pansor fair at best with opera type singing.                                 SMF HH 21/4

3325    1845    INDONESIA VoI poor but clear in presumed GG.  22/4

3480    1836    KOREA V of the People – fair/ good in KK.  21/4

3910    1842    KOREA V of the People – fair at best, // 3930 same.  22/4

3925    0930    JAPAN R Nikkei 1 – fair/ good sig with JJ talk and mx.  22/4

4750    1853    BANGLADESH, Bangladesh Betar audible, but awful modulation.  21/4

4810    0925    PERU R Logos with a fair signal and a prog of mx.  22/4

4820    0930    PERU Radio Senda Cristiana following BDC tip – good signal 22/4

4885    0812    BRAZIL R Club do Para – poor/ fair. Mx audible  21/4

4930    1855    BOTSWANA VoA poor/ fair – hard to copy speech.  21/4

4940    0935    COLOMBIA LA Montana in Maicao fair with local mx. 22/4

5040    1858    VANUATU R Vanuatu excellent with ads in Bislama and EE.  21/4

5909.950 0634  COLOMBIA – Recently reactivated Al Caravan R fair/ good with SS songs.                             No mention of it on short-wave.info  22/4

7375    0435    ENGLAND VoA fair with excellent jazz mx prog. S 21/4

7390    0437    GERMANY AWR Excellent in FF with a prog about pregnancies!  22/4

Mediumwave

880      0645    UNKNOWN LATIN fair at best with crooner type mx. Not any of the usual                             suspects as checked on the web. Some splash from 882 23/4

980      0650    ??? Mx fair at best.

1010    0716    USA UNKNOWN rock mx – doesn’t fit with any of the usual stations                                         formats. Male Vocalist SMF at home 28/3

1040    0712    HAWAII, KLHT Honolulu fair but with fading. Plenty of talk and splash from                         1035. SMF at home 28/3

1070    0715    USA KNX Hollywood audible, but bad QRM. SMF at home 28/3

1110    0603    PERU OAU4J R Feliz Lima fair but a bit up and down. Andean flute mx. ID at                           0700.  21/4

1110    0609    PERU R Cielo fair with prayers in SS. CWIS 23/4

1110    0807    USA, KRDC Pasadena NE fair/ poor with sports talk & interviews mixed with                           classical stn not R Feliz  23/4

1140    0818    UNKNOWN fair/ poor with gentle mx mixed with EE religious stn (CHRB??)                             21/4

1160    0554    PERU Onde Cero fair with SS axmnts mentioning Peru and telephone                                      numbers, but battered by 1161. Deep fades, but good when up.  23/4

1180    0601    USA, Marathon FL R Marti fair in SS 21/4 and mixed with another Latin                                  playing mx (not Rebelde) 23/4 21/4

1190    0720    ARGENTINA LR9 R Nacional Tucuman fair with talk (CWIS) and mixed with                             Latin mx stn but not R America. 21/4

1360    0750    PERU, R Bienestar Lima fair with talk in SS CWIS HHDX 21/4

1470    0545    PERU, R La Mega vg with usual pops. HHDX 21/4

1480.075 0755  UNKNOWN LATIN – possibly a religious station with what sounded like                             preaching. Up and down. Faded on the hour – of course! 21/4

1540    0821    HAWAII/ USA Korean R either KREA or KMPC at fair levels with KK talk. 22/4

1570    0815    HAWAII KUAU fair with religious talk.   21/4

1580    0825   USA KBLA Sta Monica CA fair with talk. 22/4

1640    0832    USA KDIA dominant but fading a lot, WTNI Biloxi, MS up and down over and under                           it. 22/4